Bridging cultures and promoting sustainable travel between Europe and Southeast Asia.

Cool Phuket Guide

Bridging cultures and promoting sustainable travel between Europe and Southeast Asia.

1. Project Philosophy

Cool Phuket Guide is a cross-cultural initiative created by Coolvoyage Destinations (Italy) and coordinated with Angelo Calvi & Partners Ltd (UK).
It aims to promote responsible tourism, intercultural learning, and digital storytelling through the lens of Thai and European collaboration.

The project connects young creatives, local entrepreneurs and tourism professionals from both continents to design a new model of sustainable travel that values culture, education and human connection over mass tourism.

2. Grant & Programme

📍 Funding stream: Erasmus+ KA2 – Cooperation Partnerships in Youth
💶 Planned budget: €150,000
🗓️ Submission target: Erasmus+ 2025 Call
🏛️ Lead organisation: Coolvoyage Destinations (Italy – OID: E10408754 / PIC: 868814742)
🤝 Coordinator: Angelo Calvi & Partners Ltd (UK)
📊 Status: In development – partners confirmed, proposal in preparation

3. International Partners

🇮🇹 Coolvoyage Destinations – Italy (Lead & Coordination)
🇬🇧 Angelo Calvi & Partners Ltd – United Kingdom (Strategic partner)
🇩🇪🇰🇪 Elbon EduConsults (ELBOA) – Germany / Kenya (Education, training and youth mobility)
🇫🇷 Activhandi – France (Inclusive mobility & accessibility)
🇸🇪 Mentor – Sweden (Youth empowerment & education)
🇬🇷 MyArtist – Greece (Cultural training & digital storytelling)
🇪🇸 Barrio de Oportunidades – Spain (Social inclusion & creativity)
🇹🇭 Local Partner in Phuket – Thailand (to be announced)

4. Focus Areas

  • Sustainable tourism and intercultural dialogue
  • Youth and digital empowerment
  • Accessibility and inclusive mobility
  • Cultural entrepreneurship and local innovation
  • Asia–Europe cooperation

5. Impact & Next Steps

Cool Phuket Guide aspires to build a transcontinental bridge between Europe and Southeast Asia, using tourism and culture as tools for mutual understanding.
The next steps include:

  • Finalizing the partnership agreement and Erasmus+ application
  • Designing workshops and training sessions in Italy, France and Thailand
  • Launching an online Cool Phuket Platform for content sharing, digital storytelling, and sustainable travel awareness.

6. Call to Collaboration

Interested in becoming part of the Cool Phuket Guide network or supporting our Erasmus+ journey?
👉 Contact: info@coolvoyagedestinations.com
Visit www.coolphuketguide.com